Golden State Warriors' Carl Landry (7) shoots over Orlando MagicÕ Glenn Davis (11) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012

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Golden State Warriors' Jarrett Jack (2) is stripped of the ball by Orlando MagicÕ Glenn Davis (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, Magic won 102-94.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) runs the fast break against the Orlando MagicÕ during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, Magic won 102-94.

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Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) moves the ball up court against the Orlando MagicÕ during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Warriors lost to the Magic 102-94

Golden State Warriors' Carl Landry (7) reaches in to take the ball away from Orlando MagicÕ Glen Davis (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, Magic won 102-94.

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Golden State Warriors' Davis Lee (10) is fauled by Orlando MagicÕ Nikola Vucevic (9) and IArron Afflalo (4) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, Magic won 102-94.

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Harrison Barnes of Golden State has to deliver a pass from an unusual position during the second half.

The lights went out a few seconds into Warriors head coach Mark Jackson's pregame talk about the Orlando Magic on Monday night.

He took the chance to joke, "They can shoot the lights out."

Well, that's especially true if they're taking uncontested shots from point-blank range. Orlando outworked the Warriors in the paint and on the glass to grab a 102-94 victory in front of 18,117 at Oracle Arena.

"They were the more aggressive team," Jackson said. "They outworked us. We haven't been outworked in a long time. They were the more physical team. ... Certainly, we didn't play our brand of basketball.

"We were a step behind, a step slow. ... We just didn't have it, and we're not going to accept that."

The Warriors (10-7) seemed to have trouble matching the energy of the Magic (7-10), who were coming off an emotional victory over former teammate Dwight Howard and the Lakers in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Orlando scored 48 points in the paint, including 18 second-chance points, set the tone with some bone-rattling screens and had more urgency to its offense all night. The Magic kept the Warriors from showing their usual gritty, aggressive identity and from reaching some rarefied air for the franchise.

The Warriors could have swept a four-game homestand for the first time since 1992 and could have won a sixth straight at Oracle Arena for the first time since Dec. 9, 2006, to Jan. 6, 2007. They could have been five games above .500 for the first time since they ended the 2007-08 season at 48-34 but failed to qualify for playoffs.

A victory also would have made the Warriors 5-0 against the Eastern Conference, a day before they embark on a season-long, seven-game road trip - all against teams from the East. Instead, they hit the road reeling and still looking for answers to stop Orlando's frontcourt.

"We weren't locked in from the beginning, and there's no excuse for it," Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson said. "It's very frustrating. We'll remember this game and try to redeem ourselves."

The Warriors got 22 points and nine rebounds from David Lee and a third straight double-double from Stephen Curry (25 points and 11 assists). Jarrett Jack had 17 points, four rebounds and four assists, and Carl Landry added nine points and 10 rebounds.

Midway through the third quarter, Warriors rookie forward Harrison Barnes raced nearly the length of the court to chase down Afflalo and emphatically block his would-be breakaway layup off the backboard.

Thompson corralled the loose ball, started a break the other way to Curry, who returned the pass to Thompson for an open jumper and an instant four-point swing. Thompson's 20-footer with 7:56 remaining gave the Warriors a 56-55 lead - their first since it was 27-26 in the first quarter, but the energizing play seemed only to further ignite the Magic.

"We looked like we were the team playing on back-to-back nights," Lee said. "They came out with more energy and beat us up at all five positions.

"We just wish we could have this one back. I think we're better than the Orlando Magic, so it's really disappointing that we let this one slip away."